European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 23, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 9passport protest John runnings left and Sean to Freedom of travel. They were arrested Taeschner both from Seattle Burn by East German Border guards when their passports tuesday in front of they tried to enter East Berlin without checkpoint Charlie to Call for greater their passports and visas. . Business faulted for not moving faster into East bloc nations Washington apr Commerce Secretary Robert Mosbacher said monday that . Business has been too slow to take advantage of opportunities in Eastern european nations moving away from communism. Mosbacher recalled that Zbigniew Brzezinski who was National Security adviser to former president Carter was surprised at the slow Pace of investment compared to the moves into Spain and Portugal when dictatorships ended in those countries. A i second or. Brzczinski a statement a a Mosbacher said. A Spain and Portugal have come a Long Way in 20 years a and so have american businesses who went into those countries Early. A in 1990 . Business is on the Doorstep of another historic Opportunity and we have a truly unique advantage. Our nation has Long been a Symbol of Hope in Eastern Europe not Only As Leader of the free world for the last 45 years but in centuries  Mosbacher appeared at a seminar on business relations Between the United states Eastern Europe and the soviet Union that included Stanislav v. Asick Ritova Deputy chairman of the soviet state commission for economic Reform. The Commerce Secretary told Asseri Tov he believes in soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev a Reform efforts but he declined to answer a question from Asse Kristov about prospects for a Trade agreement. A i think wed better leave that to our respective presidents and to the Hopes the soviet Union will very soon pass their emigration Bill a he said. Scientists seeking Freedom for chinese activist couple Washington apr More than 200 scientists asked the chinese government monday to permit the release of dissidents Fang Lizhi and his wife i Shuxian and threatened to Boycott All scientific conferences in China until the human rights activists Are freed. Fang and i a physics teacher have Long spoken out for democracy and human rights in China. They took Refuge in the . Embassy in Beijing in june and the chinese government has not allowed them to leave the country. The scientists led by soviet physicist Yuri Orlov also urged the . Government to put More pressure on China to allow the couple to go free. The chinese government accused Fang an astrophysicist of inciting the May 1989 pro democracy demonstrations in Tiana men Square in Beijing. The government has charged that Fang and i arc counterrevolutionary criminals and has said they must plead guilty. A we should try to push the opportunistic and insensitive . Administration in the right direction a Orlov told a news conference. President Bush must decide by june 3 whether to extend most favored nation trading status to China. The administration is under pressure from democrats in Congress and human rights activists to deny China the preferential trading status because of its crackdown.. Envoy to Italy finds controversy faded fast grand rapids Mich. Apr while awaiting confirmation As . Ambassador to Italy a year ago Peter Sec Chiao a Knack for off color language earned him the nickname a ambassador of dirty words in italian newspapers. Today he says they re calling him a Cousin  Secchia returned to his grand rapids Home Over the weekend with a delegation of about 20 italian business leaders for world Trade week �?T90, a four Day conference aimed at forging new business partnerships Between Michigan and Italy. Speaking on monday to about 600 members of the economic club of grand rapids the former Republican National committee member recalled the controversy his nomination sparked. A one year ago today our president went to Rome on an unofficial visit without me a he said recalling the monthlong Holdup of his confirmation by the Senate. A it Hurt and it Hurt  but Secchia gave himself High Marks for his work in Italy saying in an interview after his speech that he a was amazed at How fast the controversy went  a a few cuss words Here a few gestures there in Italy they done to care. I imagine i benefited from that  Secchia 53, said he has devoted much of his time in Italy to promoting . Business interests. He encouraged local business leaders to explore potential partnerships in Europe. A Italy Isnit Only gondolas and pizza roman ruins leaning towers music and wine. Italians Are masters at applied technology and traditional industries a including fashion design textiles robotics and computers he said. A Europe is our future Market and italians should be our business partners Quot he said. Secchia also encouraged business leaders to take time to learn the languages and cultures of the countries with which they would like to explore partnerships. He said he has had some problems himself in learning to speak italian. A a in a having trouble with the verbs and prepositions a just like i did in English a he joked. A but they Haven to taught me any cuss  Koop Calls tobacco exports a a moral outrage Boston apr . Tobacco sold overseas is often targeted at women and the Young carries no warning labels and threatens the health of people in developing countries former surgeon general c. Everett Koop said monday. A Export of tobacco products is a moral outrage Koop said at the world conference on lung health. While smoking in the United states dropped 5 percent last year american tobacco exports Rose 20 percent Koop said. About 100 billion cigarettes were exported last year he said. From 1971 to 1981, cigarette smoking increased in Asia and latin America by 30 percent More than the population increase Koop said. A there is no sense in planning for the Long term economic health of a foreign society and providing that society with foreign Aid on the one hand if the physical health of the people of that society is fundamentally endangered during that same Long term a Koop said. Koopus comments were bolstered by those of the health officials from developing countries. Or. Judith Mackay director of the asian consultancy on tobacco control in Hong Kong said a for every smoker that stops in Boston two More Start in  the Bush administration is negotiating with Thailand to seek openings for the tobacco Trade. Like other asian countries Thailand has a state monopoly on tobacco products. A recent general accounting office report said the negotiations were at Odds with the administrations stated policy of promoting Good health. Andy Copenhaver of the . Cigarette Export association in Washington said allowing american tobacco companies to Market their products in Asia would not increase the number of smokers. Asian countries such As Japan South Korea and Taiwan have opened up to foreign tobacco companies Only in recent years. Since then smoking rates there have either declined or increased at the same rate As before Copenhaver said. Mackay said estimates of How much smoking costs developing nations in health care insurance and lost wages were not available